North Korea fires ballistic missile and other weapons

North Korea has fired several projectiles, including at least one ‌short-range ballistic missile, toward waters off the country's west coast.

They were launched about 1pm local time from near Chongju in North Korea's North Pyongan Province, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said in a statement on Tuesday.

The ‌missile flew about ‌80 kilometres, the JCS said.